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Check access before you go. Most sites listed here are old mines, quarries or prospects, and many are on private land or active mining claims. Get the landowner's permission, check the rules of the agency that manages any public land, and never enter mine workings. Locations are approximate.

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Pyrophyllite Mine (Past Producer)Spout Springs Mine + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Buckhorn Mines (Past Producer)Buckhorn Mine (Past Producer)James Battle Mine + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Harnett Quarry (Producer)Lillington (Past Producer)Bunn Level Occurrence (Occurrence)
Past ProducerProducerProspectOccurrenceStatus unknown
8 paw pins; nearby sites are grouped into one pin. Hover or tap a pin for the site name. 1 site(s) with USGS coordinates outside the outline are not pinned. County outline: US Census Bureau cartographic boundary file (2023). Locations approximate.

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Bunn Level Occurrence

We picked it because its USGS record mentions 2 gem or collectible minerals (Quartz, Silver) and 4 of our card minerals overall. No other named site here scores as high on both counts. USGS lists it as occurrence for Molybdenum. Minerals mentioned: Quartz, Pyrite, Copper, Silver. Approx. location 35.356, -78.838. USGS record.

Ask first: a USGS record doesn’t mean you can visit. Find out who owns the land and get permission before collecting.

Field cards: what kind of sites?

9
Past Producer

Produced ore or material at some point in the past.

1
Occurrence

The mineral was noted here, without development.

1
Producer

Was producing when the record was made.

Status terms come from USGS MRDS records.

Mineral cards

Counts are sites whose USGS record mentions the mineral or commodity. Hardness from Mindat.

Minerals recorded here

Molybdenite 1Pyrite 1Magnetite 1

Commodities

Talc-Soapstone 4Iron 4Molybdenum 1Bloating Material 1Copper 1Silver 1

Sites

SiteCommodityMinerals recordedStatusApprox. location
James Battle MineIronMagnetitePast Producer35.500, -78.949
Bunn Level OccurrenceMolybdenumMolybdenite, PyriteOccurrence35.356, -78.838
LillingtonBloating Material—Past Producer35.406, -78.817
Spout Springs MineTalc-Soapstone—Past Producer35.261, -79.058
Pyrophyllite MineTalc-Soapstone—Past Producer35.293, -77.124
Buckhorn MineIron—Past Producer35.517, -78.960
Buckhorn MinesIron—Past Producer35.520, -78.965
James Battle MineIron—Past Producer35.498, -78.952
Pyrophyllite MineTalc-Soapstone—Past Producer35.293, -79.124
Spout Springs MineTalc-Soapstone—Past Producer35.261, -79.058
Harnett Quarry——Producer35.367, -78.839

Fossil collections

The Paleobiology Database lists 2 fossil collection records in Harnett County. These are research records, not public dig sites.

Nearby counties

Cumberland County · Hoke County · Lee County · Chatham County · Johnston County

North Carolina mineral guides

Back to all North Carolina counties.

Related articles

How we built this page: we counted named sites in the USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) for this area, left out sand, gravel, crushed stone, clay pits and unnamed sites, grouped them by Census county, and linked every site to its USGS record. We did not visit these sites, and MRDS does not tell you who owns the land or whether collecting is allowed.

Source: USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS). USGS ceased systematic updates to MRDS around 2011, so status and details may be out of date. Each site links to its USGS record.

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